Re: [MCN-L] Fundraising policies

2017-02-18 Thread Leonard Steinbach
Here is link to fundraising ethics...and then it is a matter of what the museum feels is ethical and appropriate. http://www.afpnet.org/Ethics/EnforcementDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=3261 Len Steinbach On Sun, Feb 19, 2017 at 12:09 AM, Don Erwin wrote: > A volunteer member of the museum has submitted

Re: [MCN-L] Website image cropping

2016-12-12 Thread Leonard Steinbach
Building a bit on what Matt is saying, maybe a bit more simply from a rights issue. 1) Even if a museums owns a work, it does not necessarily own copyright unless it was specifically conveyed in whole or part with purchase (or if loaned - and similarly the lender may not have copyright.) Whether

Re: [MCN-L] Tapping the MCN Brain Trust

2016-12-01 Thread Leonard Steinbach
It would seem to me to be such a myriad of factors that one needs much more baseline data to make such an extrapolation, eg. increases in young people when school is not in session; are there persons who use the park as a pedestrian thoroughfare to/from work. Are there running trails where for som

[MCN-L] Visiting/Speaking Australia

2016-03-03 Thread Leonard Steinbach
Hello all, I will be in Sydney to speak at the Culture Business: The Art of Fundraising conference in Sydney Mar 21-22 about crowdfunding, and afterwards traveling about Australia for the next 5 weeks of so... I would love to meet up with fri

Re: [MCN-L] digital signatures on loan agreements

2015-08-20 Thread Leonard Steinbach
It is important to understand that many commercial transactions are guided (I the word governed is not quite correct) by the Unified Commercial Code which helps harmonize business practices across states. This article

Re: [MCN-L] MCN2015 proposals due by April 30!

2015-04-27 Thread Leonard Steinbach
etting feedback to submitters, we don't really have time to > extend without cutting into our review time. Get it in on the 30th is my > advice. > > Ed > > On Monday, April 27, 2015, Leonard Steinbach > wrote: > > > Working on session proposal but do you have any great i

Re: [MCN-L] MCN2015 proposals due by April 30!

2015-04-27 Thread Leonard Steinbach
Working on session proposal but do you have any great insight as to whether a not-uncommon extension is on the horizon. thanks len On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 10:17 AM, Eric Longo wrote: > The deadline for submitting proposals for MCN2015 in Minneapolis in > November 2015 is this Thursday April 30

Re: [MCN-L] hit me with your tech-related acronyms!

2015-02-11 Thread Leonard Steinbach
There are the MPEG's JPEG's DPI RGB sRGB CMYK CIE and PANTONE color spaces and as most exhibiton planners probably know BMFD (Benjamin Moore Fan Deck) On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 9:51 AM, Bryan Kennedy wrote: > Don't forget the media/show-control/computer interface side of things: > > MIDI - http:/

Re: [MCN-L] hit me with your tech-related acronyms!

2015-02-10 Thread Leonard Steinbach
For anyone interested in more ancient rodentiary-comic book entries In 1992 (pre-bowser) *Veronica* was a search engine for menu entries across servers using the Gopher protocol , a backronym

[MCN-L] Crowdfunding at MCN 2014

2014-11-10 Thread Leonard Steinbach
Hello all, I will presenting: Big, Small, Create--Maybe It's Even More Fun if It's Crowd-funded (Thurs 330) at the MCN 2014 Conference next Thursday afternoon. I look forward to discussing many aspects of museum crowd-funding, and presenting many examples. I would really like to highlight (giv

[MCN-L] Share your data and improve the MCN community

2014-07-24 Thread Leonard Steinbach
Trilce, This promises to be a very interesting set of research and a compelling session. You note that "Research on the sustainability of digital heritage projects has shown that many technology projects fail to deliver the success they were hyped to bring while other projects yield little use."

[MCN-L] email archiving

2014-04-01 Thread Leonard Steinbach
Alongside the issue of email archiving is the issue of archiving email in a manner that would facilitate or at least minimize the problems/costs associated with searching, especially in response to a legal discovery action. I believe that Google Vault purports to help serve this function and there

[MCN-L] Network and Applications Manager Position

2014-03-26 Thread Leonard Steinbach
The Hillwood Estate, Museum, and Gardens is seeking a Network and Applications Manager. Hillwood (www.hillwoodmuseum.org), in northwest Washington, D.C., is the former residence of Marjorie Merriweather Post. The Museum has taken significant strides over the past few years to fund and step up the

[MCN-L] Research Project - Crowdsourcing for Museums

2013-12-08 Thread Leonard Steinbach
ents/webwise/120229/globe_show/default_go_archive.cfm?gsid=1971&type=flv&test=0&live=0 as well as the website Crowdsourcing.org Hope this helps. Leonard Steinbach <http://www.tvworldwide.com/events/webwise/120229/globe_show/default_go_archive.cfm?gsid=1971&type=flv&t

[MCN-L] Embedding LCD screens in new walls?

2013-09-16 Thread Leonard Steinbach
Hello George, First off I am not sure I would use the answer "I shouldnt, but I might" -- the real answer, IMHO, is "yes, I will, but I dont know when" Perhaps an alternative is a screen with extremely small bezel, such as those which fall under Samsung's LFD (large format display) category. (Th

[MCN-L] Online vs physical visits

2013-08-01 Thread Leonard Steinbach
Morgan, You just beat me to the send key on this one. ROI is measured by both highly tangible and more intangible results, such as fulfilling the mission irrespective of whether feet pass through the door. I noted this in reviewing a number of museum missions in advance of an MCN conference disc

[MCN-L] Digital Preservation - Video Formats

2013-07-14 Thread Leonard Steinbach
tions visit: > > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > > ___ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > -- Living In Hong Kong Leonard Steinbach Visiting Fellow City University of Hong Kong Skype: leonard.steinbach 917 821 6207 852 9828 8174

[MCN-L] FW: happy birthday Mosaic

2013-04-23 Thread Leonard Steinbach
-l delivery options visit: > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > -- Living In Hong Kong Leonard Steinbach Visiting Fellow City University of Hong Kong Skype: leonard.steinbach 917 821 6207 852 9828 8174

[MCN-L] Wi-Fi / Cellular Connectivity Contractor

2013-04-05 Thread Leonard Steinbach
nge mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > -- Living In Hong Kong Leonard Steinbach Visiting Fellow City University of Hong Kong Skype: leonard.steinbach 917 821 6207 852 9828 8174

[MCN-L] MCN Pro Workshop 3: Social Media Engagement: Defining & Measuring Success

2013-03-21 Thread Leonard Steinbach
Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > -- Living In Hong Kong Leonard Steinbach Visiting Fellow City University of Hong Kong Skype: leonard.steinbach 917 821 6207 852 9828 8174

[MCN-L] New position posting: Technology Program Manager at the Denver Art Museum

2013-03-05 Thread Leonard Steinbach
FD) <http://www.scfd.org/>. > > ___ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > -- Living In Hong Kong Leonard Steinbach Visiting Fellow City University of Hong Kong Skype: leonard.steinbach 917 821 6207 852 9828 8174

[MCN-L] Expression Engine php platform

2013-02-14 Thread Leonard Steinbach
r > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrop

[MCN-L] Inexpensive hosting for DMS

2013-01-23 Thread Leonard Steinbach
t; ___ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: &

[MCN-L] Civic Engagement in a Digital Age

2012-11-03 Thread Leonard Steinbach
couts" to local art galleries and reports and seeks feedback online in anticipation of a forthcoming exhibition..what I like to call "high tech and high touch". I think I have used my word limit here for the year! But I hope to hear from many of you, and that you will all benefit fro

[MCN-L] How might museums use ultra-high bandwidth to the home

2011-06-02 Thread Leonard Steinbach
How can museums and the public benefit from a future of ultra-broadband to the home? That's what I would like you to help us all understand so that I can help shape a message for those planning and making the case for the U.S. network infrastructure of the future. A number of museum professiona

[MCN-L] QR codes

2011-03-09 Thread Leonard Steinbach
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts has been getting tremendous press with their Picasso exhibition and QR http://www.huffingtonpost.com/artinfo/virginia-museum-launches_b_823736.htmland Seb Chan had blogged on this a while ago http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/dmsblog/index.php/2009/03/05/qr-codes-in-t

[MCN-L] Multilingual collection database

2011-02-03 Thread Leonard Steinbach
I believe, but not absolutely certain, that KeEmu supports Asian and other Character sets On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 2:00 PM, Gordy, John wrote: > Hello everyone > I have a question on behalf of the National Museum of Cambodia. They have > approximately 17,000 objects, mostly sculptural includi

[MCN-L] new job

2010-10-18 Thread Leonard Steinbach
Congratulations to the Smithsonian (and you, too!) On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 1:11 PM, Waibel,Guenter wrote: > Dear colleagues & friends, > > I am sorry to say that I'll miss this year's MCN conference in Austin. I've > attended every single conference from 1998 Santa Monica on, so Austin would > h

[MCN-L] museum accessibility for the visually impaired

2010-10-04 Thread Leonard Steinbach
The following is information shared by a colleague a while back which may be of interest: * Over the the last 15 years, the National Center for Accessible Media at WGBH (www.ncam.org) has worked with Disney to allow their experiences to be more accessible in their attractions throughout the parks.

[MCN-L] Heading to Denver for MW2010? Got an iPhone?

2010-04-12 Thread Leonard Steinbach
Great! Looking forward to trying it...and running into you at MW On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 9:58 PM, Ben Rubinstein wrote: > If you can answer 'yes' to at least two of the above questions, you > might want to take a look at this app, which lets you search papers > and view them by speaker, session

[MCN-L] Expanded MacArthur Digital Learning site

2009-09-15 Thread Leonard Steinbach
I thought to bring to your attention the newly expanded *Spotlight on Digital Media and Learning* web site and blog supported by the MacArthur Foundation. As they describe it: "How is digital media affecting the way young people think, play, act, and learn?and wha

[MCN-L] webcasting a conference presentation

2009-09-01 Thread Leonard Steinbach
Are you looking for both video of the speaker and simultaneous powerpoint/audio or just powerpoint and audio. On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 2:18 PM, Diane M. Zorich wrote: > Colleagues, > > One of the participants in my MCN session finds himself needing to be > in two places at one time, so he would lik

[MCN-L] Tax ID Number Online?

2009-07-02 Thread Leonard Steinbach
I am sure this is not common among websites, but this is quite easily available by looking up any non-profit through the Foundation Centeror Guidestar . That aside, I would really like to know what type of museum relat

[MCN-L] Mac vs. PC

2009-06-24 Thread Leonard Steinbach
And I think the guys in certain IT departments should "untie the not" j On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 2:57 PM, Eisenhardt, Chuck < eisenhardt at bostonkids.org> wrote: > Ah, nothing like a good ol' 'Mac vs. PC' engagement. > > I agree entirely with Jeff's points here. To see an > organizational prefere

[MCN-L] Mac vs. PC

2009-06-24 Thread Leonard Steinbach
Having managed support for mixed environments in moderate to large organizations, though predominantly PC, since the introduction of the Mac Plus, I would like to second Rich's thoughts and add a little. The primary concern should be user productivity and functional efficacy; most seeming "difficu

[MCN-L] do you Skype?

2009-05-28 Thread Leonard Steinbach
Starting back in March (?) Skype initiated a new drive toward business users and has a section on its web sitealthough they are pushing skype for sip. Here is a WSJ article on it, which also notes Skype's security claims. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123776338990608661.html On Thu, May

[MCN-L] Online donations

2009-04-20 Thread Leonard Steinbach
You may want to look at Donor Perfect's Social Network Fundraising On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 12:11 PM, David Lynx wrote: > Any tips for online donations? I would like to send out a card for our > annual fund wit

[MCN-L] If not a big set of headphones than what? A little help please....

2009-03-31 Thread Leonard Steinbach
The issue that is not clear here, is how personal the experience is supposed to be (e.g. each visitor starts or chooses audio), and the quality of sound (frequency range, stereo audio affect, spatial ambiance)...since aesthetics is the issue, a little exploration should find some really cool lookin

[MCN-L] Programs targeting older persons

2008-12-09 Thread Leonard Steinbach
Hello all, I would appreciate any information you may be aware of on museum programs (education, exhibition, other engagement) using telecommunications (web, distance learning,etc.) to target older audiences (e.g. 55+) who reside in retirement communities, assisted living facilities, nursing homes

[MCN-L] JOB POSTING- CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER, THE WALTERS ART MUSEUM

2008-08-21 Thread Leonard Steinbach
The following posting supercedes a previous posting from The Walters for a Director of Information Technology. It reflects a broadening of responsibilities and resources. Apologies for cross-postings. *THE WALTERS ART MUSEUM, BALTIMORE, MD , SEEKS * *CHIEF TECHNOLOGY

[MCN-L] Digital Promise Victory!

2008-08-01 Thread Leonard Steinbach
I thought you might be interested in the passage of Digital Promise legislation passed by both houses yesterday. What will now become the chartered non-profit National Center for Research in Advanced Information and Digital Technologies may really prove to be an accellerant for just the types of pr

[MCN-L] JOB POSTING- IT DIRECTOR, THE WALTERS

2008-07-17 Thread Leonard Steinbach
Apologies for cross-posting The following position opening has been announced. *THE WALTERS ART MUSEUM, BALTIMORE, MD , SEEKS * *DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY* The Walters Art Museum is seeking to fill the position of Director of Information Technology to prov

[MCN-L] Organizational Question

2008-07-02 Thread Leonard Steinbach
While I dont disagree with the approaches discussed, it occurs to me that the most important step, the thoughtful analysis and prioritization of what is most important in terms of outcomes (and not "features" --- these should follow outcomes) has been leapfrogged. My preferred approach is to do a

[MCN-L] wikis in museums?

2008-06-01 Thread Leonard Steinbach
Please check out MN150 . On Sun, Jun 1, 2008 at 2:01 PM, j trant wrote: > there have been several threads about wikis on the list of the UK > Museum Computer Group. See > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?S1=MCG to search their > archive. > > jt >

[MCN-L] webby

2008-05-07 Thread Leonard Steinbach
In case you missed it, the webby awards have been announced. Winners and nominees are at http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php?season=12. Great to see wonderful ideas expressed in the "outside world." Take a look at TED's site for Best Visual Design - Functional and how items of interest

[MCN-L] FREE online/SL conference

2008-05-01 Thread Leonard Steinbach
e: > They don't offer a streaming option that doesn't involve creating an > avatar? > > Chad M Petrovay > Collections Database Administrator > P: 410.547.9000 x266 > > -Original Message- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at m

[MCN-L] FREE online/SL conference

2008-05-01 Thread Leonard Steinbach
Hi folks, I pitched this conference a couple weeks ago and wanted to share this updated information since there will be some presence in SL as well as near-hi def video streaming and a couple technology superstars involved. IT IS FREE. I think the topics covered are of significant interest to th

[MCN-L] collaboration learning from higher ed

2008-04-22 Thread Leonard Steinbach
The higher education community has a lot of great knowledge and experience to share with the cultural community when it comes to new media and technology related collaboration, learning, scholarship, communications, open source software and other areas. That is one reason that I think it makes se

[MCN-L] Hub for Learning and Virtual Worlds

2008-04-18 Thread Leonard Steinbach
I think this may be of interest... -- Forwarded message -- From: Barry Joseph As you are well aware, educators around the world are increasingly using 3D, persistent virtual environments as pedagogical tools in areas as diverse as science, art and civic engagement. However, the

[MCN-L] Google mail versus MS Exchange or others

2008-04-16 Thread Leonard Steinbach
ent registration, online calendaring, shop > stores, etc that are raising the comfort level for things closer to the > mission. > > Chuck Patch > > > On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 10:43 AM, Leonard Steinbach < > lensteinbach at gmail.com> > wrote: > > > I have bee

[MCN-L] Google mail versus MS Exchange or others

2008-04-16 Thread Leonard Steinbach
I have been strongly urging cultural institutions, especially those with minimal or overworked, overstretched technology staffs to give serious consideration to moving to G-mail under their education/non-profit organization program. Many colleges/universities have been going, or are considering go

[MCN-L] plug for MW2008 Horizon Report mini-workshop

2008-04-08 Thread Leonard Steinbach
Hello all, For those of you who will be at MW2008, I hope you will consider attending the Friday morning mini-workshop related to the Horizon Report for museums. Larry Johnson, CEO of New Media Consortium, Susan Chun and I will host the session where we will discuss, with attendee participation, t

[MCN-L] Website benchmarking

2008-03-11 Thread Leonard Steinbach
I was wondering whether anyone uses any particular web traffic statistics to compare the performance of their website to the websites of other museums. In effect is anyone benchmarking their website against others, or know of any studies or papers which address this issue? Thanks

[MCN-L] Fwd: NMC announces Open Virtual Worlds project with Sun Microsytems

2008-02-26 Thread Leonard Steinbach
nson Chief Executive Officer ___ The New Media Consortium sparking innovative learning and creativity 6101 West Courtyard Drive Building One, Suite 100 Austin, TX 78730 tel 512 445-4200 fax 512 445-4205 email johnson at nmc.org web www.nmc.org * -- Leonard Steinb

[MCN-L] Web count-down clock examples?

2008-02-21 Thread Leonard Steinbach
end messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > -- Leonard Steinbach Resident Scholar, Museum Programs New Media Consortium

[MCN-L] Hepa Vacuum Cleaner

2008-02-07 Thread Leonard Steinbach
Just a couple notes Bosch is among the worlds leading (german based) appliance manufacturers with a reputation for excellent engineering. In the vacuum field Miele and Electrolux (now owned by someone else?) are also up there as are a couple that dont come to mind. Since you are getting HEPA.

[MCN-L] Fwd: New Media Exhibit Opens Feb. 5

2008-02-01 Thread Leonard Steinbach
Hello all, I know that many of us have long standing interested in new media production and accessibility by persons of disabilities. I was not previously aware of the work specifically identified as produced by persons with disabilities and referred to below. len steinbach -- Forwarded

[MCN-L] Webcasting

2008-01-25 Thread Leonard Steinbach
r offering hosted live audio. It is not exactly a tutorial, but I've blogged with some images and diagrams, the setup we use at NMC for live audio streaming http://cogdogblog.com/2006/08/20/we-can-all-be-radio-stations/ - Show quoted text - On Jan 25, 2008, at 7:57 AM, Leonard Steinbach wro

[MCN-L] Server Room/Museum Environmental Monitoring

2008-01-09 Thread Leonard Steinbach
While Rich's comments have a great deal of merit there has also been a great deal of evolution in Building Automation Systems. To a great extent they are communicating on IP networks allowing better, more flexible monitoring and control, and to the extent that they can run on common cabling system

[MCN-L] IP SIG: Spam v. Spam

2007-12-03 Thread Leonard Steinbach
gt; > But if you're currently doing an in-depth enquiry into sampling, fan > fiction, and mashups, have a look at > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luVjkTEIoJc . Research-related, of course. > > AK > > - Original Message - > From: "Leonard Steinbach" >

[MCN-L] IP SIG: Spam v. Spam

2007-12-02 Thread Leonard Steinbach
and here's more proof http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ7YedEopp4 On Dec 2, 2007 9:08 AM, Amalyah Keshet wrote: > Finally, a scrap of evidence that sanity is still alive and well: > > > > > > > NEW YORK, Nov

[MCN-L] "cultural diplomacy"

2007-11-13 Thread Leonard Steinbach
I have been long interested in how web or other technology based collaborations are a form of "cultural diplomacy," which for the moment I will simply define as fostering better understandings among peoples based on the sharing of art and culture. For example, FRAME www.framemuseums.org fosters t

[MCN-L] Website workflow

2007-07-27 Thread Leonard Steinbach
Perian, I know that this may not exactly be the type of answer you are looking for, but before deciding on the workflow, and what seems to be the internal "ownership" of the website, you way want to be clear on what i believe are two important questions: Who are the most significant stakeholders

broadband and museum

2005-01-12 Thread Leonard Steinbach
Hello folks   As I continue to work on my paper on broadband and museums for MW2005, I  would appreciate any references anyone could provide to any museums using broadband in any meaningful way.  In addition to use in streaming video, which I am certainly interested in, I would also like

Re: Confidentiality Statement

2004-10-12 Thread Leonard Steinbach
I find that many vendor contracts include confidentiality clauses which I then find myself broadening...e.g. info available to all staff who have reasonable interest in knowledge, etc. I rarely sign non-disclosure agreements unless I am really being shown something very hush-hush and of significan

vp debate

2004-10-03 Thread Leonard Steinbach
In case you are planning to watch the VP debate on Tuesday, I thought I would let you know the CNN is broadcasting from The Cleveland Museum of Art…. --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12

Re: Museums and Humanities Cyberinfrastructure

2004-06-16 Thread Leonard Steinbach
llon Foundation   Steve Wheatley Vice-President, American Council of Learned Societies   Senior Editor:   Abby Smith Director of Programs Council on Library and Information Resources Washington, DC   David On Jun 16, 2004, at 1:49 PM, Leonard Steinbach wrote:   David,

Re: Museums and Humanities Cyberinfrastructure

2004-06-16 Thread Leonard Steinbach
David,   Thank you for raising promulgating this... I was (truly) about to do so myself.   I will be attending the Commission meeting in New York on Saturday, but not ostensibly to testify.  I am looking forward to seeing how Museums are portrayed, and as you noted, the Chicago notes a

Re: Job Title

2003-11-18 Thread Leonard Steinbach
New Meda Manager.   len -Original Message-From: J.Bermudez [mailto:j.bermu...@pacificasiamuseum.org]Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 7:10 PMTo: mcn_mc...@listserver.americaneagle.comSubject: Job TitleDear Colleagues:If I may borrow a moment of your time, I'd greatly ap

REMINDER TODAY ONLINE AT 3PM EST Important New Resource for Museum Community

2003-11-13 Thread Leonard Steinbach
ion [on videotape] Anne G. Murphy, Digital Promise Project Director Leonard Steinbach, Chief Information Officer, The Cleveland Museum of Art Others The Digital Promise is a proposal to establish a major educational trust fund that will help transform education, training and lifelong lea

Important New Resource for Museum Community

2003-11-06 Thread Leonard Steinbach
gement,and Past President, Association of Art Museum Directors Dr. Robert Ballard, Founder & Chief Scientist, The JASON Foundation for Education, President, Institute for Exploration [on videotape] Anne G. Murphy, Digital Promise Project Director Leonard Steinbach, Chief Information Officer, T

Fwd: TOP Rescued

2003-08-01 Thread Leonard Steinbach
COMMERCE COMMITTEE RESCUES TOP PROGRAM FROM ELIMINATION The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee today decisively turned back an attempt by Sen. John Sununu (R., N.H.) to effectively kill the Technologies Opportunities Program (TOP), which provides seed money for technology p

JUNE 19 - COME TO, CALL IN - MCN DIGITAL CAMERA DIALOG

2003-06-06 Thread Leonard Steinbach
MUSEUMS AND DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY: A DIALOG WITH A MANUFACTURER Presented by the Cleveland Museum of Art and Museum Computer Network(MCN) Open to participation in person or by conference call Thursday, June 19, 2003 Noon - 5pm EDT Participate by Conference Call-In 3pm Email jfredri...@clevel

Re: technology infrastructure for building expansion

2003-05-21 Thread Leonard Steinbach
The Cleveland Museum of Art is in the midst of major renovation and construction planning and design. As part of this process we have completed a technology "basis of design" specification, covering old and new areas which encompasses;VoIP;converged network infrastructure;modified gird/matrix appro

READ: Museum Technology Fed Funding deadline

2003-03-20 Thread Leonard Steinbach
Friends and Colleagues: Museums constantly lament the lack of funding for creating and deploying innovative technology projects. But here is an almost always overlooked excellent mechanism for realizing a creative idea for the use of technology, which includes hardware, software, training, network

Re: outsourcing museum web hosting

2003-01-02 Thread Leonard Steinbach
Hi Dana, The brief answer from the Cleveland Museum of Art is: Yes we are outsourcing to a friendly and flexible local ISP. It has been successful in that they are responsive to any special programming or distribution needs. The provider is apknet www.apk.net and they have also helped us with a

Web portal job at aam

2002-10-21 Thread Leonard Steinbach
A while back AAM issued guidelines to museums regarding providing publicly accessible information about objects whose provenance during the Nazi-era may prove useful to persons researching the current whereabouts of certain objects.  At that time, AAM also decided that it would be in the pu

Fwd: Questionnaire on on-line museum discussion forums

2002-08-04 Thread Leonard Steinbach
list; WEBHEAD-L mailing list Cc: Leonard Steinbach; Chuck Patch; David Bearman; Jennifer Trant; Jim Hemsley; Jim Angus; Neil Schwartz Subject: Questionnaire on on-line museum discussion forums An International Online Museum Forums Survey in English (and soon French) is currently evaluating the needs

Re: Web or IT Plans as Part of Museum Planning

2002-05-28 Thread Leonard Steinbach
Perhaps the lack of integrated IT technology plans stem from: -Dispersed budget authority over that which might be called "I.T. items" may render the overall sum of I.T. infrastructure, components parts, support, etc. and their innevitable interrelationships unmanagemeable. It is questionable whe

Fwd: National Press Event to Save TOP and CTC, May 15th

2002-05-11 Thread Leonard Steinbach
-Original Message- From: Cory Smith [mailto:csm...@civilrights.org] Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 4:27 PM To: 'steinb...@cma-oh.org' Subject: National Press Event to Save TOP and CTC, May 15th at Capitol Hil l, Washington DC Dear Leonard, We wanted to inform you about the national launch

Fwd: Program and Registration No Strings Attached Confer

2002-04-16 Thread Leonard Steinbach
  Sorry if you've seen this before, and if you are coming to it you are morally, ethically, and otherwise obliged to let me know, say hello and visit the Cleveland Museum of Art!    JOIN OVER 200 Registrants!PLEASE X-POST as appropriate.NO STRINGS ATTACHED: A National and Virtual Conference

Fwd: [cimi-membership] New Architect magazine: March New

2002-03-01 Thread Leonard Steinbach
of interest -Original Message- From: John Perkins [mailto:jperk...@fox.nstn.ca] Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 3:36 PM To: CIMI Membership Discussion List Cc: cimi-st...@cimilists.rlg.org; cimi-executive-commit...@cimilists.rlg.org Subject: [cimi-membership] New Architect magazine: March New